Definition of ruffian Ruffian
ruf•fi•an
We found 10 definitions of ruffian from 5 different sources.
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What does ruffian mean?
WordNet
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| ruffian - a cruel and brutal fellow | ||
| bully, tough, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo | ||
| assailant, assaulter, attacker, aggressor someone who attacks | ||
| bullyboy a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction | ||
| muscleman, muscle a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him" | ||
| skinhead a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ruffian (Noun)
A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person. - ruffian (Verb)
To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. - ruffian (Adjective)
Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ruffian (n.)
A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. - ruffian (n.)
A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat. - ruffian (a.)
brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage. - ruffian (v. i.)
To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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ruffian
The devil. CANT.--May the ruffian nab the cuffin queer, and let the harmanbeck trine with his kinchins about his colquarren; may the Devil take the justice, and let the constable be hanged with his children about his neck. The ruffian cly thee; the Devil take thee. Ruffian cook ruffian, who scalded the Devil in his feathers; a saying of a bad cook. Ruffian sometimes also means, a justice.
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🔤- ruffian, noun, singular of ruffians.
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